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Take precautions when celebrating this holiday weekend

The Fourth of July weekend always includes plenty of pyrotechnics. While those fireworks are fun to watch, metro area doctors have already started treating those who set them off.

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Updated: 5:15 PM CDT Jul 3, 2015

Take precautions when celebrating this holiday weekend

The Fourth of July weekend always includes plenty of pyrotechnics. While those fireworks are fun to watch, metro area doctors have already started treating those who set them off.

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Updated: 5:15 PM CDT Jul 3, 2015

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WEBVTT NOW, MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE, FROM YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 AT 5:00 P.M. HAD THEIR WAY, THIS IS HOW EVERYONE WOULD CELEBRATE THE DISTANCE AS PROFESSIONALS HANDLE THE EXPLOSIVES. MANY OF US IGNORE THOSE DOCTORS ADVICE AND SET OFF OUR OWN FIREWORKS. MELISSA: FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND ALWAYS INCLUDES PLENTY OF FIREWORKS. JEREMY: WHILE THE FIREWORKS ARE FUN TO WATCH, AREA DOCTORS HAVE ALL SETTING THEM OFF. KYLE GRAVLIN HAS WHAT YOU NEED KYLE GRAVLIN: FIREWORKS ON THE FOURTH. ONE OF LIFE'S CERTAINTIES. STAGGERING NUMBER OF INJURIES CONNECTED TO FIREWORKS THIS TIME OF YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE TIME IS THAT IT IS PEOPLE NOT USING THEIR COMMON SENSE. -- IT IS PEOPLE NOT USING THEIR COMMON SENSE. KYLE GRAVLIN: THIS DOCTOR TREATED COUNTLESS FIREWORKS INJURIES. HIS TEETH -- HE HAS TIPS FOR THIS WEEKEND. FOR THE GROWN-UPS HE SUGGEST. PERFORM DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES. KYLE GRAVLIN: THREE FOURTHS OF REPORTED INJURIES, 35% OF THOSE INJURIES OCCURRED ON CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15. MANY WERE BURN RELATED. HASN'T FINGERS WERE THE MOST COMMONLY INJURED AREAS. -- HAN DS AND THE FINGERS WERE THE MOST COMMONLY INJURED AREAS. I SET OFF MY FIREWORKS WITH THE HELP OF THE PAPILLION FIRE DEPARTMENT. DON'T USE ANY HOMEMADE FIREWORKS. KYLE GRAVLIN: DON'T TEST ANYTHING YOUR AMATEUR CHEMIST FRIENDS CONTACT. DON'T LIKE D UDS. HAVE A FUN THIS WEEKEND BUT AS THE SAYING GOES, SAFETY FIRST. JEREMY: WHY SAFETY FIRST IS SO IMPORTANT. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO FIREWORKS RELATED ENTRIES IN THE METRO. MELISSA: THERE IS ONE FIREWORKS SHOW IN LINCOLN AT OAKLEY, AND

Take precautions when celebrating this holiday weekend

The Fourth of July weekend always includes plenty of pyrotechnics. While those fireworks are fun to watch, metro area doctors have already started treating those who set them off.